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one is tony james of blackstone. what do you think? >> tony would be terrific. he's a terrific guy. >> he's your partner. >> that would be terrible for us, for sure. it's the last thing i would want. >> what do you think the chances are? have you heard anything? making phone calls? he doesn't confide in you? >> i have no idea about that. i think that the probability is that it would be somebody who is dealing with these types of complex issues, because i don't think they'll all get resolved. that means whether it's an insider, like a jack lew. >> would he be good enough? >> it's not my call. guys like irskin, there are people who have dealt on a regular basis with the congress, given the complexity of these issues, that would be a more logical call. >> thank you for joining us. appreciate it. i will send it back to the studio. >> thanks, andrew. don't be a stranger, steve. would you tell him that, andrew, for me, please? >> he will come on all the time. >> hopefully i don't look too strange, joe. >> no, i don't mean you lo look -- new jersey's not that far. i do
one is tony james of blackstone. what do you think? >> tony would be terrific. he's a terrific guy. >> he's your partner. >> that would be terrible for us, for sure. it's the last thing i would want. >> what do you think the chances are? have you heard anything? making phone calls? he doesn't confide in you? >> i have no idea about that. i think that the probability is that it would be somebody who is dealing with these types of complex issues, because i don't...
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blackstone apparently talked to them early. it appears to be a two-horse race. >> well, nice job moving the stock and a good bit of insight from both of you. thanks, guys. >>> when we come back, we'll talk to a newly appointed of the house member committee, marsha blackburn. it seems that everyone has an opinion on that. we're back in a minute. ard, i love 'em even more. i earn 1% cash back everywhere, every time. 2% on groceries. 3% on gas. automatically. no hoops to jump through. that's 1% back on... [ toy robot sounds ] 2% on pumpkin pie. and apple. 3% back on 4 trips to the airport. it's as easy as... -[ man ] 1... -[ woman ] 2... [ woman ] 3. [ male announcer ] the bankamericard cash rewards card. apply online or at a bank of america near you. >>> the dow is slightly off of the high but not by much, bob. boehner comes and complicates the fiscal cliff. >> it doesn't matter what boehner says anymore. we're going to get a deal whether he wants it or not. that's what the stock market believes. we have a deal, we don't have a d
blackstone apparently talked to them early. it appears to be a two-horse race. >> well, nice job moving the stock and a good bit of insight from both of you. thanks, guys. >>> when we come back, we'll talk to a newly appointed of the house member committee, marsha blackburn. it seems that everyone has an opinion on that. we're back in a minute. ard, i love 'em even more. i earn 1% cash back everywhere, every time. 2% on groceries. 3% on gas. automatically. no hoops to jump...
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and i think they even had blackstone listed for restructuring advice. >> restructuring meaning, we had to take this thing into the distressed situation, even potentially bankruptcy. they raised $2 billion in debt over the last few years. they have limited access for new debt capital. substantial funding gap. restructuring is possible. all these things said in the conference call, because they are going to have a shareholder vote down the road. that's 90, 120 days away. we have a proxy yet to come. they want to set the stage and say, come on. they hired an investment bank to inspect an option in 2010. by the way, we got incredible proposal the last few weeks to potentially sell spectrum, but we concluded that was not any better. in fact, a bit worse. squishy is the term some were using with me to the sprint deal as well. so all those things cited as reasons why this special committee agreed to $2.97 a share. that, by the way, the ceiling on what soft bank, which does have the right here to say yes or no to sprint, willing to go to the same price that was paid to eagle river. mccall star
and i think they even had blackstone listed for restructuring advice. >> restructuring meaning, we had to take this thing into the distressed situation, even potentially bankruptcy. they raised $2 billion in debt over the last few years. they have limited access for new debt capital. substantial funding gap. restructuring is possible. all these things said in the conference call, because they are going to have a shareholder vote down the road. that's 90, 120 days away. we have a proxy yet...
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and i should say colt defense, which i had mentioned earlier, blackstone has a piece of that. there are a number of pieces that fit into that. that is a military grade company. they do that for law enforcement. that's not for the public. however, people worry that some of those firearms ultimately -- >> and calcet as a result had a 6% stakes in this country. >> unfortunately the criminals don't read the laws that closely a lot of times. and if you're manufacturing them for people that are bona fide defenders or military or whatever, then -- >> well, it's certainly not the only thing that needs to be done as the question about spending on mental health has been a huge one, too. >> yes. dan, he was the first person to identify the investor. his phone call initially made earlier to them inspired some of this, as well. >> but that was a very quick turn of events. >> very quick. >> there's the guys who got aide from the nra, and others are talking about this changed my mind. >> we have senator bob corker on a little later this morning, too. and we can talk to him about that. he's a
and i should say colt defense, which i had mentioned earlier, blackstone has a piece of that. there are a number of pieces that fit into that. that is a military grade company. they do that for law enforcement. that's not for the public. however, people worry that some of those firearms ultimately -- >> and calcet as a result had a 6% stakes in this country. >> unfortunately the criminals don't read the laws that closely a lot of times. and if you're manufacturing them for people...
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not surprising that blackstone would want to hop on that. >> cedar fair done well. >> fun. >> ticker would be scas, by the way. >> for seaworld? >> yes. yes. yes. check with mary thompson in for bob pisani this morning. hey, mary. >> we note mixed market the dow up 7 1/2 points, continued weakness in the s & p as well as the nasdaq today, lower by semiconductors, strength in the energy sector around drug stocks in early trade. that is helping to support the dow. a number of traders say the market continues to hold up pretty well, given that there are, of course, fewer expectation wers going to reach, a grand bargain on avoiding the fiscal cliff. look at the s & p, we did have melissa mentioning this earlier, down three days in a role one strategist pointing out technically looks vulnerable, the 15-day moving average above the 200 day. if it breaks below that, we could see selling pressure heading to the end of the year. the vix which popped up earlier, this is a measure of fear on wall street. i bring this up, while we are at the highest levels in six months on the vix, well below ha
not surprising that blackstone would want to hop on that. >> cedar fair done well. >> fun. >> ticker would be scas, by the way. >> for seaworld? >> yes. yes. yes. check with mary thompson in for bob pisani this morning. hey, mary. >> we note mixed market the dow up 7 1/2 points, continued weakness in the s & p as well as the nasdaq today, lower by semiconductors, strength in the energy sector around drug stocks in early trade. that is helping to support...
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it's current owner blackstone group bought it from anheuser-busch back in 2009. coming up we've got more lionel richie music. plus breaking economic data. just a few minutes away from weekly jobless claims, as we head to a break take a look at u.s. equity futures. announcer ] you are a business pro. executor of efficiency. you can spot an amateur from a mile away... while going shoeless and metal-free in seconds. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the...